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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Wow - I can't believe it has been two months since I posted! Things have been absolutely crazy. In addition to the normal craziness of a mother of 2 (almost 3) we recently put our house up for sale. I can not even stress how exhausting it is to be pregnant and trying to sell a house. We are doing it "by owner" to try to save a couple bucks and between the cleaning, open houses, regular showings (and being 7 months pregnant) I feel like I don't have time for anything extra.

Did I mention that Emma started soccer, and Aiden started baseball? Ouch! ;)

They are lucky they are so cute or else I am not sure that I could juggle everything right now!

I did squeeze in a run/walk today which was a rare treat. I couldn't turn down the beautiful weather and my neighbor's offer to go with me. We ended up going about 3.4 miles which included a poop stop for Utley (yes...the dog) and a bathroom break for me. I just can't run like I used to! lol...

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After the run I had to get the kids from school and decided to make dinner super early. I was STARVING and needed something quick and easy to satisfy me as well as the kids when they decided to eat. Enter this little gem that I got super cheap with a coupon:

I was a little hesitant. I always made alfredo type sauce from scratch and wasn't sure how this would turn out. Let's just say I was pleasently surprised! Here is what I came up with:

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I found an awesome new veggie stand near my house. Everything is super cheap but really fresh so I stocked up yesterday on a ton of veggies. The only thing I would have done differently in this dish is add mushrooms. I didn't have any and didn't necessarily miss them, but I love mushrooms in a primavera. The recipe is approximate as I just chopped and tossed as I went...

Cook pasta according to package directions. Add broccoli and cauliflower during last 3 minutes of cooking. Drain and set aside.

In a saute pan, melt butter and add rest of veggies and garlic. Cover and cook about 10-15 minutes until carrots are soft enough - stirring occasionally. Add flour and make sure it is dispersed evenly among veggies. Add milk and stir to create a thin sauce. Add cooking creme and stir until all combined. Add in drained pasta/veggie mixture and stir until sauce evenly coats everything. Top with parm cheese and black pepper (salt if you need it too).

That is it - super easy and I thought it was really good. It is heavy on the veggies, so if you need more pasta than veggies give or take some of the ingredients.

I am not one to buy processed foods at full price but if you can find the $1.50 off Philadelphia Cooking Creme coupon I would definitely give this a try!

Tuesday, March 1, 2011

I haven't cooked one thing that was blog worthy all week long. How lazy of me!

But honestly, I have been super busy this past week and didn't have too much extra time to spend in the kitchen. We are putting our house up for sale within the next 2 weeks and I have been cleaning, packing, and organizing to make it look like a civilized family lives here instead of a bunch of monkeys.

So, instead of posting a non-homemade recipe, and since my last post on couponing was so popular, I thought I would post about what I picked up at Target today. Here is what I got:

Purex Complete with Zout - on clearance for $4.49. I had a $3.00 coupon so I paid $1.49.

Purex Complete 3-in-1 laundry sheets - on clearance for $4.24. I had another $3.00 coupon so I paid $1.24.

Up&Up all purpose cleaner with bleach - on sale for $1.37. Target has online coupons one of which is for $1.00 off any Up&Up cleaning product. I paid $.37 cents

Up&Up dental floss - on sale for $.89. Another online Target coupon for $1.00 off any oral care item. FREE

Benefiber sticks - regularly priced $5.49. Target had an online coupon for $3.00 off and I had a manufacturer coupon for another $3.00 off. Remember you can stack Target coupons with manufacturer coupons. FREE.

I have also been wanting to reorganize how I hold my coupons. This is how I was doing it for the past year or so...

I didn't have enough slots for categories and it took me forever to flip through each section to find what I wanted.

Now that I am a "serious" couponer (ha ha) I wanted to reorganize how I hold my coupons. At Target today I found a purple binder on clearance for $1.74 and then on a tip I got from The Krazy Coupon Lady, I bought baseball card holder sleeves to put inside. They are also at Target and cost $4.99 for a pack of 30 pages. Let me warn you...it isn't really too pretty, but it is functional! We'll see how I like it once I need to find coupons out of it.

I used each card holder for a different coupon. I like that everything has it's place :)

Hopefully I will have a new recipe one of these days! Until then, good luck couponing!

Monday, February 21, 2011

I have always had a love/hate relationship with Target. I love going there but hate spending a ton of money that I didn't mean to (which happens ALL THE TIME!). Today however is a different story. I went in with an agenda...and my coupons...and came out a winner. Check it out:

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I'm Lindsay, a stay-at-home mom who loves to cook healthy food for my family. This blog is all about sharing ideas and hopefully inspiring others along the way. You'll probably find a bit of everything here; from food and exercise ideas to homemade crafts. Enjoy!